COLLECTION: Toys

Ark Animal: Bird

1830-1870

Origin: Germany

Wood and paint

Gift of Anonymous Donors

Acc. No. 1971-810,63

There are 139 pairs of domestic and wild animals. They are painted realistically and many are flocked. The group includes 88 birds, 10 bugs, 7 pairs of apes and monkeys, and 4 pairs of cattle. Also included are more wild animals like polar bears, penguins, reindeers, giraffes, one- and two-humped camels, rhinoceroses, zebras, and elephants. The figures include Noah and his wife, Shem, Ham and Japheth and their wives.